7 & 1

I’VE BEEN HOLDING MY BREATH ABOUT THE PACKERS, BUT WHAT A RECORD!! ELEVEN OUT OF THE LAST TWELVE GAMES? IT’S GREAT TO BE A PACKER FAN !!!

MARY HAS A NEPHEW, TODD, THAT CONTACTS US EVERY SUMMER TO GET A SPORTSBOOK TICKET THAT THE PACKERS WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL. THIS YEAR HIS TICKET IS WORTH $6,000.00 WHEN THE PACKERS WIN THE SUPER BOWL. WE’VE HAD GREAT FUN DISCUSSING THEIR TRIP TO LAUGHLIN TO CASH IN THE WINNING TICKET.

GOD BLESS GREEN BAY !!!

WEEK #25

WEEK #26 IS “IN THE CAN” SO TO SPEAK. THE COUNT DOWN OF WEEKS TO WORK AT THE AVI CONTINUES. IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG TO SETTLE IN.

IN THE SUMMER TIME AT LAKE TAHOE WE WORK DURING THE DAY, BUT IN THE WINTER WE WORK AT NIGHT. TAKES AWHILE TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF SLEEPING UNTIL NOON, AFTER GETTING OFF WORK AT 2AM.

ANOTHER FACTOR IS THAT WE LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT TIME ZONES, ARIZONA IS MOUNTAIN TIME, AND NEVADA IS PACIFIC TIME. SO BACK AT THE CAMPER WHEN IT’S 6PM AND TIME TO START WORK, WE’RE JUST GETTING DRESSED AND READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK. OF COURSE WHEN WE GET OFF AT 2 AM AND DRIVE HOME IT’S INSTANTLY 3AM. KINDA LIKE CHANGING FROM REGULAR TIME TO DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME EVERYDAY.

AS WE SETTLE INTO THE WORK ROUTINE ONCE AGAIN, IT’S UNFORTUNATE FOR YOU READING WHAT CAN GET TO BE A PRETTY BORING BLOG. HOPEFULLY “UNCLE HANS” MAY COME TO YOUR RESCUE ONCE IN AWHILE, AND I HOPE OUR NONSENSE ENTRIES WILL AT LEAST BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE.

“SUNNY & 80”

HYDROPONICS UPDATE

THE WATER FARM TOOK A HIT IN THE MOVE FROM CARSON CITY TO BULLHEAD CITY. SEEMS A PART FELL OFF CAUSING THE PUMP TO JUST BUBBLE AND NOT MOVE WATER UP TO THE DRIP RING ON TOP.

I WAS GOING TO PULL UP THE ROSEMARY, BUT MARY SAID TO JUST LEAVE IT, AND JUST GIVE IT A DRINK OF WATER EVERYDAY. STEVE AND I FINALLY STUDIED THE INSTRUCTION BOOK AND LOCATED THE MISSING PART STUCK IN THE PLUMBING TUBE. WE GOT IT REINSTALLED AND THE WATER FARM IS BACK ON LINE.

WHILE I WAS IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN I HAD STEVE BABYSITTING THE WATER FARM. WHILE I WAS GONE FOR 10 DAYS HE ADDED 7 GALLONS OF WATER TO THE SYSTEM. ONE DAY DURING A STRONG WIND STORM HERE ON THE DESERT, HE HAD TO ADD ONE FULL GALLON OF WATER.

WE’VE PLANTED CHERRY TOMATOE SEEDS IN THE ROCKWOOL CUBES AND ARE NOW WAITING FOR THEM TO SPROUT. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

DIRECT TV

WAIT A MINUTE REX, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS ON ESPN THIS YEAR. SO HOW DID YA GET THAT GAME TO COME IN ON THE TAILGATE OF BIG RED?

ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE GAME TIME THE INSTALLERS OF DIRECT TV FINISHED SETTING UP OUR NEW SATELLITE TV SYSTEM. WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY, WE NOW GET 100+ TV CHANNELS LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD.

SEEMS LIKE A NICE SYSTEM AND THE SONY FLAT SCREEN SHOWS PICTURE PERFECT DIGITAL TV. MARY IS THRILLED TO HAVE HGTV AND THE FOOD NETWORK AVAILABLE ALL WINTER.

ONE THING FOR SURE, IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE TO PACK IT UP AND REINSTALL IT OURSELVES COME SPRING.

RETURNING TO THE AVI

RETURNING TO WORK AT THE AVI TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO GET CAUGHT UP ON THE FIRINGS, PROMOTIONS, AND GOSSIP. THIS WILL BE OUR 8TH WINTER WORKING AT THE AVI.

THE BIGGEST CHANGES THIS YEAR WERE THREE PIT MANAGERS LEAVING. THEY WERE THREE GUYS WE WORKED FOR ALL EIGHT YEARS, AND WE WILL BE MISSING TWO OUT THREE VERY MUCH.

THE DEALERS ON SWING ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, WHICH IS UNUSUAL AS USUALLY WE DON’T KNOW HALF THE DEALERS ON SWING EACH YEAR.

THE CHANGES IN THE BUILDINGS WERE MINIMAL OVER THE SUMMER COMPARED TO OTHER YEARS, BUT THE MAIN COCKTAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT LOUNGE IS WALLED OFF AND IN A TWO MONTH REMODEL.

ALL IN ALL IS FUN TO RETURN TO WORK AND SEE OLD FRIENDS AND FELLOW EMPLOYEES, AND CATCH UP ON THEIR LIVES.